Factbox-China's AI Firms Take Spotlight With Deals, Low-Cost Models
ByteDance's low-cost advantage is attributed to its use of the "mixture of experts" (MoE) framework, which is common among ...
China’s Top AI Chatbot ERNIE Bot will be free for all users
Baidu has announced that ERNIE Bot will be free for all users starting April 1, 2025. The chatbot will be available on both desktop and mobile app versions. Users will have full access to the latest ...
AI companions claim to help with loneliness — but they might make it worse
Research shows that AI companions can help lonely individuals, at least in the short term. A 2022 study found that ...
AI giants Baidu, OpenAI offer their chatbots for free in response to DeepSeek’s advance
Chinese internet search giant Baidu will make its advanced AI chatbot services free, as competition heats up among global ...
UK to Explore Use of Anthropic's AI Chatbot Claude for Public Services
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will explore the use of AI startup Anthropic's chatbot Claude to improve how people interact with ...
“It’s For Free!” Baidu (BIDU) Shares Climb as ERNIE Bot Users Get Access at No Cost
Shares in Chinese tech company Baidu (BIDU) continued to soar today after it said it will offer its AI chatbot for free to ...
Baidu, the Google of China, is on a stock-market tear thanks to new AI pricing
The broader rally in Chinese tech stocks highlights how DeepSeek's cost-efficient model could spur developments in China's AI ...
Elon Musk Says Grok 3 in Final Stages, Outperforming All Chatbots
DUBAI (Reuters) - Elon Musk said on Thursday his AI chatbot, and ChatGPT challenger, Grok 3, is in the final stages of ...
Baidu Takes Big Step to Catch Up by Making Ernie AI Bot Free
Baidu Inc. has taken the unprecedented step of declaring its Ernie AI model free for users, a move that could help the ...
Sam Altman details the plan for OpenAI's GPT-5
Sam Altman said OpenAI has plans to unify its o-series and GPT-series models, and that free ChatGPT users will get unlimited ...
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Virgin Money flusters chatbot, but just try living in Scunthorpe
Feedback learns of the online assistant at finance firm Virgin Money shocked at the use of its own company name, and recalls ...
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Do you know your CPU from your GPU? Test your knowledge of AI terminology
Buzzwords and acronyms abound in the world of AI and seem to be multiplying faster than new model releases. Take this short quiz to test your ability to talk tech (and refer to the glossary if you get ...